How to buy Stellar (XLM)

How do you want to buy Stellar?

Choose this option if you want to buy Stellar (XLM) with EUR, USD, GBP, CHF or other Fiat currencies.

Choose this option if you already have Ethereum or Bitcoin on an exchange or in a wallet.

Introduction

The following guide will show you how to buy Stellar (XLM). Our step-by-step buying guide includes screenshots and a detailed description and explains the process of purchasing Stellar token with USD, EUR, GBP, RUB or other (FIAT) currencies and different deposit methods like credit card, bank transfer or others. We will walk you through the process of registering, explain how to make your deposit and finally buy your cryptocurrency! Last but not least, we give you some tips on how to store your Stellar safely in a wallet.

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Choose an exchange

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EUR, GBP, RUB, USD

At CEX.io you can buy form almost all over the world Bitcoin, Etherum with FIAT via Bank Transfer or Credit Card.

There are more exchanges where you can buy ETH or BTC with other currencies or deposit options. If you wanna check them, go to this Exchange List.

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Register at CEX.IO

Go to https://cex.io and make sure the address is correct and that you see the secure symbol next to the URL. Click the "Register" button in the top right corner of the site. Now add your email address and create a secure password. You will have to click a box that you agree to the terms and conditions. Hit "Register" button and you will be led to the next step.

Check your email now, you will find an email with a verification link. After you click that, you are all set up to log into CEX.

The next screen will tell you to set up 2-factor authentication - DON’T skip this step, it's highly advised to use this to keep your account secure. Choose the smartphone app option, that way you can use and check your CEX-account on your phone anytime.

For the setup you will need a phone with Android or iOS. IMPORTANT: Save the code you will see afterwards in a safe place. If you ever lose your phone, you will be able to regenerate your 2FA-Code for CEX.IO. Otherwise, you might not be able to access your account and have to contact the support.

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Verification

In order to buy and sell cryptocurrencies, you will have to verify your identity. Log into your CEX.IO account and look for your user ID in the top right corner. Mouse-over there, a drop-down menu will open - click "Verification".

Now you can add your personal information and upload an image of your ID in the form:

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Choose how to buy Stellar

The main page will right away offer you to buy the Stellar token with a credit card. Anyway click on 'Deposit' in the top right area of the website. You will have here now two options to choose from:

Bank transferThe credit card option will cost you a fee but works instantly. For bank transfer, CEX doesn’t take a fee, but the transaction will take a few days. In those days, the price of the coin can change due to the changes on the cryptocurrency market, so keep that in mind.When using a credit card, you will have to verify that the card belongs to you. Upload an image of your ID and a selfie of you holding the ID.

Bank transferFor bank transfer, CEX doesn’t take a fee, but the transaction will take a few days.

Choose now the option you prefer and proceed.

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Buy Stellar (XLM) on CEX.IO

When your money is deposited in your account, just go back to the Buy / Sell Page. First choose "XLM" from the drop-down menu, as well as with which currency you want to pay (Euro, Dollar, Pound or Ruble). You will see some predefined offers, or you can simply enter any amount of Stellar you wanna purchase. After you have selected one of the options just click "Buy".

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Verify your order

Check again if the amount of XLM and the prices are correct - if everything is right, click the confirm button.

Depending on your security settings you have to confirm the order with a code which you will get on your phone.

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Congratulations

Done, you have just bought Stellar (XLM), which are now stored in your CEX.IO account!

You could now withdraw your Stellar tokens to your own wallet or even send it to a friend. We are going to show you how to do it in the next steps. Please also read through the wallet information below and make sure you store your Stellar in a secure place.

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Choose where to buy Stellar

Choose now one of the following exchanges, where you will finally buy Stellar.

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Binance is a fast-growing crypto to cryptocurrency trading platform with over 140 cryptocurrencies available. Registering is easy and can be done anonymously.

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Huobi is one of the largest exchanges and offers a large variety of tokens. It allows users to exchange crypto for crypto, including the USDT token.

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KuCoin is a crypto-to-crypto exchange and trading platform for many coins and tokens. Although the overview is good, it could be complicated for beginners.

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Register at binance.com

Go to https://www.binance.com and make sure that the URL is correct and that you see the green secure symbol . In the upper right-hand corner of the site, click "Register" and follow the given instructions. Binance will send you an email, so head over to your mail inbox and click on the confirmation link.

Now you can log into your account. We highly advise you to set up 2-factor authentication to keep your account as safe as possible. You will find this by going to your "Account" in the upper right corner then clicking on "Google Authentication" and following the instructions.

For the setup, you will need a phone with Android or iOS. IMPORTANT: Save the code you will see afterwards in a safe place. If you ever lose your phone, you will be able to regenerate your 2FA-Code for binance.com. Otherwise, you might not be able to access your account and have to contact the Support Team.

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Make a deposit

In order to buy Stellar, you will have to transfer your Ethereum, which we bought before or you already had, to your new Binance account. So let’s make a deposit. On the upper right menu bar, you will see the button "Funds" - hover over there and a drop-down menu opens; click on "Deposit".

Next select "ETH" from the dropdown menu of the site. If you chose before to buy BTC instead of ETH as recommended, or you already had it, search for "BTC". Now the site will show you your deposit address; go ahead and copy this address to your clipboard.

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Wait for the transaction

Back on https://www.binance.com, you can track your transaction in the "History" page. It will take a few minutes, or in some cases even hours, for the transaction to go through.

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Go to Basic Exchange

With Ethereum in your Binance account, you can easily buy any of the coins available on the Binance exchange. Buying Stellar from here is easy. Go to the top menu on the left side and hover over "Exchange" — a drop-down menu opens and we suggest you start with "Basic", so simply click on it or just use click here.

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Search for XLM/ETH

In the new page, go to the right-hand side and first make sure that the "ETH" tab is clicked (where our red arrow is pointing to). All views will now show you prices in relation to Ethereum. Now search for XLM and click on it.

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Choose Limit or Market Order

The whole site will now show you how much XLM is worth and what the current market prices are. Right in the middle, you see two fields — Buy and Sell. To buy Stellar, add the amount you would like to buy in the "Amount" field; it will calculate for you how much ETH you will have to spend.

There are two things to watch out for — do you want to buy with a market order or limit order?

Setting a Limit Order means that you specify how many Stellar token you want to buy (or maybe sell) and the maximum price you want to pay (or accept) for that amount of Stellar. If there is an order that matches or is lower than this, it will be filled right away. If there is no match, it can take a while until your order is filled.

When you use a Market Order, you only specify how many XLM token you want to buy, and your order will be filled immediately for the price that is available on the market. This means that you might not decide on the price you pay for Stellar but your order will go through right away.

Depending on the trading volume of the token we recommend Market Orders only for smaller amounts since they could raise the price quite a bit depending on the Sell Orders. On the other hand, Limit Orders can take a very long time to be filled or don't even have to reach your selected price. Of course, you can always cancel your order and set it up again.

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Buy Stellar (XLM) from binance.com

In our example, we are buying Stellar with a Limit Order. Set the price and amount of XLM you want to buy and click "BUY". Binance gives you the option to even buy certain percentages of your balance too. The site will then automatically set the amount you are going to buy.

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Congratulations

Congratulations — you have just purchased Stellar successfully. You can check your balance under "Funds" on the top menu.

You can now withdraw your Stellar tokens to your own wallet or even send them to a friend. We are going to show you how to do this in the next steps. Please also read through the wallet information below and make sure you store your Stellar in a secure place.

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Register at Huobi

In order to use Huobi, go to https://www.huobi.com and make sure the URL is correct and that you see the green secure symbol before the URL field. In the upper right-hand corner of the site, click "Sign Up" or the big "Sign Up Now" button in the middle of the page.

A new window will open where you can register via phone or email. Choose one of the options and add your nationality, email address or phone number, a secure password and the Invitation Code "ge8n3" if it is not already filled out and if you want to support us. Then click on "Sign Up". In some cases you will have to solve a captcha, to verify you are not a bot.

After you have pressed the "Sign Up" button, another window will open, where you have to enter a code, that Huobi has sent to your email (or phone if you have choosen registration via phone). So go over to your email inbox, open the email from Huobi and copy the six-digit code. Go back to your tab where you have Huobi opened and paste in the code from the email.

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Read the tips

After you have confirmed the email, Huobi will forward you to a new window where you can click on "Maybe later". Huobi is going to show you some helpful tips.

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Two-factor authentication setup

Before we deposit your Ethereum, we want to make your account more secure, by activating at least the Google Authenticator option. Please don't skip this step, since it is crucial for the security of your account.

Hover over your email address in the top right corner of the page and click on "Account & Security" or simply follow this link.

Scroll down a bit to "Two-factor authentication" and click on "link" next to "Google authenticator". Follow the instructions on the page by downloading the "Google Authenticator" app; write down your "key" (this is very important as a backup — read the hint below); scan the barcode with the app and enter the generated code. You will have to confirm this again via email or phone. Don´t forget to click "send" since Huobi won't send this automatically.

For the setup, you will need a phone with Android or iOS. IMPORTANT: Save the secret "key" you see in a safe place, e.g. write it down on paper and put it in a water and fireproof safe. If you ever lose your phone, you will be able to recover your 2FA-Code for huobi.com. Otherwise, you might not be able to access your account and have to contact the Support Team.

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Make a deposit

In order to buy Stellar, you will have to transfer your Ethereum, which we bought before or you already had, to your Huobi account.

Let's make a deposit. Click on "Balances" in the top right corner of the page or just click on this link. Search for "ETH" — it should be in the top area of the list. If you can't find it use the search bar. Once you have it, click on the "Deposit" link in the row of "ETH".

You will see your Huobi Deposit Address. Please don't deposit any other digital assets except ETH to the address. If you want to deposit Bitcoin, for example, search for "BTC" and get your Bitcoin Deposit Address. The minimum deposit is 0.01 ETH, so make sure you transfer more than that.

Now copy the deposit address by clicking "Copy".

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Wait for the transaction

Back on huobi.com, you can track your transaction on the "History" page. It will take a few minutes or in some cases even hours for the transaction to go through.

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Go to the exchange page

After your Ethereum are deposited into your account, you can buy any coin or token available on Huobi. To trade your Ethereum to Stellar you need to go first to the Exchange page. To do that, click on "Exchange" in the navigation menu or follow this link.

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Search for XLM/ETH

Now we are going to look for the XLM/ETH trading pair. Simply click on this link to go directly to it, or if you want to go there by yourself, go to the left-hand side and make sure that the "ETH" tab is clicked (where our red arrow is pointing to) since we want to trade ETH with XLM. All tokens and coins now will show you prices in relation to Ethereum. You can use now the search bar or scroll through the list and look for XLM and then click on it.

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Choose Limit or Market Order

The site will now give you a nice price history overview. Below the trading view, you will see the Buy / Sell section. Huobi lets you make two types of orders: Limit Orders and Market Orders.

There are two things to watch out for:

Setting a Limit Order means that you specify how many Stellar token you want to buy (or maybe sell) and the maximum price you want to pay (or accept). If there is an order that matches or is lower than this, it will be filled right away. If there is no match, it can take a while until your order is filled.

When you use a Market Order, you only specify how many XLM token you want to buy, and your order will be filled immediately for the price available on the market. This means you might not decide on the price you pay for Stellar but your order will go through right away.

Depending on the trading volume of the token we recommend Market Orders only for smaller amounts since they could raise the price quite a bit depending on the Sell Orders in the order book. On the other hand, Limit Orders can take a very long time to be filled or don't even have to reach your selected price. Of course, you can always cancel your order and set it up again.

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Buy Stellar (XLM) from huobi.com

In our example, we are going to buy Stellar with a Limit Order. Set the price and amount of XLM you want to buy, double-check all the details and click "BUY %%ASSETSYMBOL". If you want to make a Market Order, click the "Market Order" tab, add the amount and click "BUY %%ASSETSYMBOL".

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Congratulations

Yay — you have just purchased Stellar successfully. You can check your balance at the "Balance" page.

You can now withdraw your Stellar tokens to your own wallet, another exchange or even send them to a friend. We are going to show you how to withdraw Stellar it in the next steps. Please also read through the wallet information below and make sure you store your Stellar in a secure place.

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Register at KuCoin

In order to use KuCoin, go to https://www.kucoin.com and make sure the URL is correct and that you see the green secure symbol in the URL field. In the upper right-hand corner of the site, click "Sign up".

A new window with three steps will open. Just follow the instructions on the site:

1. Agree to the Terms & Conditions and click "Next"

2. Add your email address, set a secure password and solve the captcha by sliding the puzzle

3. KuCoin will send an email to your email address, so hop over to your inbox and click the verification link

Now you can log into your account by clicking the "Login" button in the upper right corner of https://www.kucoin.com. After logging into your account for the first time you will see a tip advising that you should add three security questions. Before you do that, we highly recommend you to add Google 2-Step Verification. To do so just go to the "Account Security" settings on the account page. Choose "Google 2-Step", download the Google Authentication App on your smartphone and from the next page, write down your secret key and save it in a secure place. Make sure to read all the instructions in this step, since it is very important for your security.

After you have added your Google 2-Step Verification, you could also add the security questions on the same "Account Security" page.

For the setup you will need a phone with Android or iOS. IMPORTANT: Save the secret key you see in "Step 2" in a safe place. If you ever lose your phone, you will be able to recover your 2FA-Code for KuCoin.com. Otherwise, you might not be able to access your account and have to contact the Support Team.

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Make a deposit

To trade Stellar on KuCoin you will need first to transfer your Ethereum, so let's make a deposit. In the top menu on the left-hand side, click on "Assets". The overview shows all available coins / tokens. Ethereum will be one of the top coins; if you can't find it, just search for "ETH". Click "Deposit" on the right side of the row and wait for the new site to open. Now confirm that you will transfer no other token than "Ethereum ETH" by clicking "Confirm".

Now copy the address you see.

The address is not allowed to deposit any assets other than Ethereum, and any other asset deposit will not be recovered. So if you want to transfer Bitcoin (BTC), for example, make sure you choose Bitcoin instead of Ethereum.

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Wait for the transfer

Back at KuCoin you can see your transfer in the Ethereum Deposit Overview. Here you will see how many confirmations will be needed till your ETH will be deposited into your account.

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Go to XLM/ETH trading view

When your ETHs are deposited, we are going to look for the XLM/ETH trading view. You can simply follow the following link or follow the instructions.

Instructions: Click on "Markets" in the top menu — this will give you an overview of all available coins and trading pairs. As you want to buy Stellar with Ethereum, make sure you choose it as your trading currency by clicking the ETH tab next to the search bar. Next look for XLM/ETH. The fastest way is to use the search bar by entering "XLM".

Click on the XLM/ETH trading pair and you will be forwarded to the trading view.

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"Order book" and "Buy / Sell" overview

The trading view might look a bit confusing for beginners, but don't worry it will make more sense when you are going to make more trades in the future. For the beginning, the right side of the trading view is important for you. You will see the order book with all buy and sell orders with the amount of Stellar tokens, the price and the volume of the orders.

Below the order book you will see the "Buy / Sell" section. If you have activated the Google 2-FA you might have to enter a verification code to see more.

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Buy Stellar (XLM) from KuCoin

Buying Stellar from here on is easy. You are only able to set a Limit Order, which means that you specify how many Stellar token you want to buy and the maximum price you want to pay (or accept) per XLM. If there is an order that matches or is lower than this, it will be filled right away. If there is no match, it can take a while until your order is filled.

You can also simply click on a price in the order book and set the amount you want to buy, or click on "max. x XLM" after you have entered the price you want if to use all your available ETH for the order. However, if you choose one of these options or just add your chosen price and amount, double-check all the detail again before you press the "Buy" button.

You just made your XLM-Buy Order. You can see the status of the trade in the "Trade Overview" just left from the "Buy / Sell" section, under "Open Orders" or "Order History".

Note: It can take a few moments until your order is filled as you need to wait for someone to accept your price offer. You can always cancel your order under "Open Orders" and enter a new order with different details.

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Congratulations

Congratulations — you have just bought Stellar successfully. You can check your balance on the asset page.

You can now withdraw your Stellar tokens to your own wallet or even send them to a friend. We are going to show you how to do this in the next steps. Please also read through the wallet information below and make sure you store your Stellar in a secure place.

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Store Stellar (XLM) in a secure wallet

Saving Stellar on an exchange is the least secure way to store your tokens. This means cryptocurrency exchanges are often targets of hackers, as you might have heard already. The most secure way to hold your Stellar is to save them in a hardware wallet like this:

Another way to securely store your tokens is to send them to a desktop, mobile or online wallet. Sadly, we don´t currently have a detailed guide about the Stellar wallet. So please check the homepage of Stellar for more information. Also, make sure to bookmark this site as we regularly update all guides.

In the next step, we are going to show you, how you can withdraw your Stellar from the exchange.

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